Analyzing the origins of childhood externalizing behavioral problems

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2272-2284

  Barnes, J C ^a   Boutwell, Brian B ^b   Beaver, Kevin M ^c   Gibson, Chris L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporal punishment; Externalizing behavioral problems (EBP); Self regulation; Spanking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; TWINS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TWINS;

EID: 84879590400     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032061     Document Type: Article

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